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ZINJANTHROPUS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nutcracker man
1, record 1, English, nutcracker%20man
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Zinjanthropus", "Nutcracker Man", Australopithecus boisei. Discovered by Mary Leakey in 1959 at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania(Leakey 1959). Estimated age is 1. 8 million years. It is an almost complete cranium, with a brain size about 530 cc. This was the first specimen of this species. Louis Leakey briefly considered this a human ancestor, but the claim was dropped when Homo habilis was found soon afterwards. 2, record 1, English, - nutcracker%20man
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
- Archéologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- homme casse-noisettes
1, record 1, French, homme%20casse%2Dnoisettes
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce qu'ont découvert des anthropologues, et qui s'est mérité la Une de la revue Nature cette semaine, est un crâne ainsi qu'une mâchoire d'une espèce appelée Australopithécus boisei, une sous-espèce d'australopithèque - nos plus anciens ancêtres hominidés connus - dont le premier crâne avait été retrouvé en 1959 dans la Gorge d'Olduvai, en Tanzanie. L'australopithecus boisei est connu pour sa mâchoire massive et pour ses très grandes dents arrière, de la taille d'une pièce de monnaie, qui lui ont valu le surnom de «homme casse-noisettes». 2, record 1, French, - homme%20casse%2Dnoisettes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Entre aussi dans cette catégorie «l'Homme casse-noisettes», découvert dans la gorge d'Olduvaï par Louis Leakey, le beau-père de Meave. 3, record 1, French, - homme%20casse%2Dnoisettes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-08-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Zinjanthropus
1, record 2, English, Zinjanthropus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a type of primitive man ... who lived about 1,500,000 years ago, known from fossil remains found in Tanganyika in 1959. 1, record 2, English, - Zinjanthropus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Zinjanthrope
1, record 2, French, Zinjanthrope
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nom donné à des ossements, d'Australopithèque découvert au Tanganyika, en 1959 [...] 1, record 2, French, - Zinjanthrope
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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